All posts by Max Ross

October 29th, 2009

Sleeper’s Wake

John Wraith’s penis is a neat literary device. It provides character depth and motivation, and is central to every plot twist in the book. …more

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April 2nd, 2009

The Political is the Personal

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh’s new memoir about life in the Socialist Workers Party shows the effects of political idealism on a child’s upbringing …more

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Max Ross's book reviews have appeared or are forthcoming in The Star Tribune, The Harvard Review, and The Rake. He lives in Minneapolis.

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